AMD Geode NX 1750 vs A8 3850 |
Released May, 2004
AMD Geode NX 1750
- 1.4 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Geode NX 1750
 | Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W | | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 6.02 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year |
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Released June, 2011
AMD A8 3850
- 2.9 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the A8 3850
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much more l2 cache 4 MB |
| | Much higher clock speed 2.9 GHz | | Has a NX bit Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 107.85W | 5.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 72.7 °C | More than 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 37.95 $/year | 6.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 107.75 $/year | 4.9x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 0.25 MB | 16x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 2.9 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 2x higher clock speed | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.54 GHz | vs | 1.92 GHz | Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2011 | vs | May, 2004 | Release date over 7 years later | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,489 | vs | 291 | Around 12x better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.9 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.39 pt/W | vs | 0.48 pt/W | Around 3x better performance per watt | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Geode NX 1750 vs A8 3850
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Geode NX 1750 | vs | A8 3850 |
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| Clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Geode NX 1750 | vs | A8 3850 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.25 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 130 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 95°C | Unknown - 72.7°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 3.54 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.4 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.92 GHz | 3.54 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 25W | 100W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | 37.95 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | 107.75 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.48 pt/W | 1.39 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 20.31W | 107.85W | |
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